. >>> and former first lady maria shriver here to talk about the june 4 fundraiser taking place at eightitness clubs across the country. shriver, whose own father suffered with the disease said the toll is devastating both emotionally and financially. >> every 60 seconds, when the brain gets alzheimer's, 60% of those people are women, you need to think about this disease, we need you. >> there is an exercise class that focuses on the mind/body connection and the latest research on the aging and memory center. he says 30%, believe it or not, of alzheimer's is actually preventible. >> if we prevent diabetes by exercising, and not overeating, in turn this lowers three-fold the likelihood that we'll get alzheimer's disease if we can be smart about how we exercise and not suffer head injury. three-fold less likely we'll get alzheimer's disease. >> and that is sleep and good nutrition, the other important components to helping you not literally lose your mind, and if you're interested in being a part of it june 4 we posted a link on our website nbcbayarea.com. one thing that is important, you

i'm matt lauer, alongside maria shriver, who has been helping us out this week while savannah has beenave. >> i loved it. it's been great. >>> let's look at this morning's headlines. president trump is vowing the travel ban will head to the supreme court. he tweeted see you in court, moments after the appeals court refused to reinstate his order. the judges said that there was no evidence that anyone committed terror attacks in the u.s. >>> tom price was confirmed as the secretary of health and human services. democrats pushed to prolong the vote. eventually it was held at 2:00 in the morning. price will play a key role in the efforts to dismantle president obama's health care low. >>> and penn state has suspended social events for all 46 of the greek chapters until further notice. the decision comes less than a week after a student who was reported reported reportedly intoxicated fell down steps at a fraternity house and died. >>> let us begin this hour with big news from one of the biggest stars. george clooney and his wife, amal, are expecting wins. natalie is out in los angeles, wh

might have some new england patriots fans out here. >> a bunch of them are saying, isn't that maria shriver maria here filling in for savannah this week. it's going to be a lot of fun. speaking of savannah, we have exciting news about her. >> she has teamed up with alice oppenheim, wife of noah oppenheim, to write a new children's book. >> that's cool. >> it's called "princesses wear pants" and comes out later this year. the book's star is princess penelope pineapple that celebrating girl power by showing young girls it's not how they look but what they do that matters most. we'll have an interview with savannah allie on our show. that was a hard interview to get. >>> let's look at the top stories of the morning. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm craig melvin here in houston, texas, for super bowl li. and what a game it was. i'm in front of the team hotel here. patriots players still sleeping, as you might imagine. but a lot of fans getting back on the buses, heading to the airport. there's a victory parade in boston they're trying to make. so many improbable moments, like this one

>> we have maria shriver, and al roker. we're missing two. ell, last week, we placed a friendly wager on the super paiots.. >> and maria, too. >> and maria, too. it's time for them to pay up. mr. lawyer, miss jones, come on, now. there you go. >> i love this. i love this. >> that's what i'm talking about. ♪ >> never let it be said that we welch on bets. we live up to our side of the bargain. >> look at that. that is very nice. >> wait a minute. >> i just want to point out that the slippers and the red pants really make it. >> very nice. >> they fit pretty well. >> isn't that a weird thing? it fits really well. nice. charlie looked at us as we walked out and said, what the heck is going on? >> charlie wants you, matt. >> it's the same guy. oh. >> those are pretty cool. we want to thank our friends for these. any questions? >> no. >>>, we're going to head inside. we'll get a chat and a live performance from the great, and i mean great, reba mcentire. >>> would you be afraid to answer the door in your pajamas or dressed like matt? that would be g

i'm matt lauer, alongside maria shriver, who is in for savannah this week.l. >> hey. >>> let's look at the stories making headlines this morning. a key court battle is being held later today over president trump's executive order on immigration. the justice department will faceoff by phone with opponents of the travel ban before a panel of federal appeals court judges. those judges will then decide if the order should be reinstated. >>> also today, the senate is expected to vote on the nomination of betsy devos as education secretary. democrats and two republicans have voiced strong opposition to her. and overnight, senate democrats held a marathon session speaking out against the pick. the vote is expected to stand at 50/50. so, vice president mike pence would cast the tiebreaker, a very first for a cabinet nominee. >>> and this was the scene in russellville, arkansas, overnight. the town hit by heavy rain, strong winds and intense lightning strike. this is part of the system that could produce possible tornadoes in the south today. we're going to get to al

maria shriver for one last day as savannah continues on maternity leave. after the beyonce news now the george clooney news. we'll have more on that later. let's start with our top story, president trump vogue to keep fighting for that controversial travel ban. after a panel of federal judges ruled unanimously against reinstating it. our team has it all covered this morning beginning with nbc's peter alexander. good morning. >> another busy night here in washington. the president's health secretary tom price was also confirmed. and president trump today is digging in vowing he's going to prevail before the supreme court after that federal appeals court unanimously refused to reinstate the president's order temporarily halting visitors and immigrants from seven countries. first the ruling then the reaction. president trump blasting the court's finding as political. >> this is just a decision that came down, but we're going with the case. >> reporter: mr. trump taking to twitter writing in all caps see you in court. the security of our nation is at stake. th

i'm matt lauer alongside maria shriver in for savannah this morning. talking abo this storm all week long but it's changed dramaticallth last couple of hours. >> it waraen i came in. >> check it out in a while. al is going to have our forecast back, is our stop story this morning. could see the biggest snow totals of season in the northeast. our am is spread across the region. let's start with national correspondentg melvin just a few blocks to our north in central par cra, odoro correspondent, crai melvin, just a few blocks to our north in central park. craig, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. the snow just started a few hours ago. but it is piling up quickly and making for the messy commute. here's the thing. what a difference a day makes. just yesterday, folks were walking around central park in shorts and t-shirts. now, here we are in the middle of a nasty snowstorm. it may be the nastiest winter storm of the season. snow, already falling in some spots this morning. but blizzard-like conditions are expected to ramp up qui

>> maria shriver was waiting for them. >> they didn't seem embarrassed.which is a big part of our lives. so, they were very up front about it. i was the one that was sweating and looking down. >> from a science perspective. that helps. >> when they shut the door, i felt like, i'm not supposed to be here. what am i doing here? i had talked to a lot of people about it. everybody is fascinated. that tells me something. >> what are you doing in this series tomorrow? >> nothing. >> i'm almost afraid to ask. >> we're going to talk about technology and the distracted mind. it will be tamer. practice is all over. >> all righty. >>> up next, a timely "steals and deals." that related to her story. just the get you through the rest of winter. >> okay. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. even jill martin. >>> okay. we are back with jill martin, "steals and deals." you've got both of us here. and we are talking about cozy, comfortable pajamas on this snowy day. a lot of people at home today. >> it's perfect timing, jill. nailed it. >> for a winter wonderland set. you wa

. >> inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer, alongside maria shriver and hoda kotb. >> as long as they're outing the tricks. >> a state of emergency has been declared for louisiana, where seven parishes were hit by powerful tornadoes. dozens of people were injured. homes and businesses were destroyed. the worst damage was in new orleans' ninth ward, the site of heavy flooding after hurricane katrina. >>> a decision on president trump's controversial executive order on immigration could come at any time. this after a panel of judges from the 9th circuit court of appeals heard arguments by phone last night. during the hearing, they questioned the necessity of the travel ban and if it discriminates against muslims. >>> alabama senator jeff sessions will likely be confirmed as attorney general a little later today. democrats held another all night talk-a-thon, voicing objections. elizabeth warren was formally silenced for impugning a fellow senator. republicans are expected to push sessions' nomination through. >>> and also this morning, sheryl sandberg is leaning in again. this time, the faceboo

good time to trend with maria shriver. and here's this man richard branson.that water sport and the clear blue waters. how good does that look? it's obama's first time trying the sport within a couple of days. that's the hardest sport we have ever tried. within a couple of days he was up catching waves. >> he's got this under it that riesd on top of the waves. and they had a competition to see who would stay up longer and apparently pde obama was the winner of that. look at this picture. want to see a guy that looks like lifted. where tl shoulders. >> at of him. this is something that i like. so according to this new study we have very different character traits. researchers say things like desire can change based on where you live. so you guys are very anxious about your relationship. waylaid back. people in utah, they're the most relationship inclined. i might be moving there. there's many factors at play here but simple peer pressure is what effects people most in these new environments. all stressed out and anxious. >> do you think that's true. >> yeah. i

maria shriver, los angeles.. it really is. >> thank you. >> what's your next big event? >> is going to korea and competing and then the air and style. so should be great. >> all right. it's going to be fantastic. thanks to natalie who brought us that profile of lindsey vonn. thanks to ki simmons who is over in pyeonchang this morning doing some pretty good skiing. a big thank you to all of our athletes. just ahead, trace adkins will join us for the next ha a look at your local news and weather, fit. >>> hi, good morning, everybody, the time rit i56 on this wednesday, february 8th. i'm angie goff. let's get a check on the roadways. >> 270 southbound down menear 228 to the 14th street bridge. getting better, the crash on the freeway is gone. silver line riders, residual delays. >> a check on your forecast is next, stawi y25eiy y16fy >>> nothing worry about today. partly sunny skies for the remainder of day. we're in the mid to upper 50s. afternoon highs today will be in the low and mid 60s for a brief time. turnin

even with her kennedy connection, maria shriver thinks it may be the best way the get of our frozen dividerat first lady in a republican administration. and i was really raised to think of republicans as the enemy. and all of a sudden i was working with so many of them. >> and what did you learn from that? >> i learned there were a lot of really good people who call themselves republicans who had a lot of the same goals in public service that i had been raised with. and i saw good people who were republicans many, good people who were democrats. bad people who were republicans, bad people who were democrats. and i led me to resign from the democratic party and become an independent. >> it is the single biggest issue in the country is how we put it back together again. we become a tribal country. >> yes. >> we have white working class, african-americans. we have hispanics and asian. >> we don't have the tribe that is america. >> the tribe that's america. >> coming up. >> i became of age in a white man's world. and women were not allowed t mpetonhi level. >> women, past and future. >> what i